Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01

Miss May Bolton, Middlebury.
Oraton-The Monarch of To-day,
John A. Fletcher, Middlebury.
Oration-Beecher in 1853.
Edwin ID. Howe, Albany, NY.
Trip through Africa. Strauss
Oration-The Old and the New Bohemia.
Ford C. Langworthy, Middlebury.
Oration-The story of the Constitution.
Henry y. Winchester, Reedsburgh, Wis.
Grafton, with valedictory Addresses, "Know.
edge Comes but Wisdom Lingers"
George X. Wales, Middlebury.
Golden Blonde. Euenberg
Masters Grafton.
james TenBroelIe, A. b.
Spanish Fantasia. MisSud
COnferring OF degrees and awarding OF prizes
Praycr-Benediction.
President Brainerd made the opening
prayer.
Mr.. Clark gave his auditors taste (but
all they wanted) of the dead languages
in his Latin sulutatory and followed it
with an intelligent discussion of the
school of fiction represented in this coun-
try by Howells and Henry James and in
France by lola. He condemned its prin-
ciples and methods.
Miss Bolton. in her clear-cut essay, ar
gued that as the healthy and perfect
working body is unconscious of its own
existence, so the best painters. orators,
poets and writers are unconscious of the
superiority of the powers they possess
and fail in proportion as they become
self-conscious.
The monarch of to-day, according to
Mr.. Fletcher. is the mind of man. The
growth of liberty was his theme, and
was unfolded in pleasing and forcible
manner. Mr.. Fletcher is a notably easy
and graceful speaker.
Mr.. Howe told the story of the late
Henry Ward Beecher's visit to England
in 1863, and of his efforts there to influ-
ence public opinion in favor of the fed
eral government. 1t was a well-written
and well-delivered account of one of the
most important incidents in Mr.. Beech
er's life.
Mr.. Langworthy pointed out in an en-
tertaining fashion the differences between
the Bohemians of thirty and forty years
ago in France and England and those in
the same countries and America in our
own times.
Mr.. Winchester sketched the early his
tory of the federal constitution. men
toned the difficulties attending its forma-
ton and the causes that led to its adop-
ion. He handled his rather dry topic
interestingly.
Mr.. Wales held the close attention of
the audience while he talked. The drift
of his thought is sufficiently indicated by
the title of his Grafton. which showed
originality and great power of express
sion. The valedictory addresses were in
excellent taste.
Mr.. Ten Broekes subject was "The
Obligations of the Scholars to Public
Questions" The basis of these obliga-
tions was clearly brought out and the
question defined.
The speakers were all accorded liberal
applause. and the friends of each mani
tested their appreciation in bountiful flo
raj tributes.
After music President Brainerd an
nounced the degrees conferred. as fol.
lows: 4. b. on the members of the
graduating class; \. NJ. in course OF
James Ten Brooke of the class of 81
honorary A. NJ. on Edward L. Temple OF
Rutland and DR.. w. Ii. Sheldon of Mid
dlebury; ID. ID. on Rev. George Cannot
of Boston. Rev. Benjamin Labaree of the
class of 81. for 33 years missionary il
Persia. and Rev. G.. W. Phillips. pastor
of the Rutland Congregational church
IL. d. on Hon. Melville +. Stone. edit
or of the Chicago Daily News, and Hon
of the interstate commerce commission
President Brainerd also announced tina
the prizes had been thus awarded: Wal
do prizes. to Jas. L. Clark. Henry y
Winchester and Geo. r. Wales of tn
senior class and to Miss Bolton priz
equal in value to the first: to II. w
DEMO, f. L. Allen and b. NJ. Cooledg
of the junior class; to l.. II. Raine, Z
c. Hoyt and F. F. Douglas of the sophie
more class and to NJ. II. Lord. j. NJ
Thomas and l.. z. White of the freshma
class: botanical prizes in the junior elias
to II. w. DEMO and II. II. Lane; Gree
, prizes-for highest scholarship to NJ. +
Lord, for greatest improvement to L. +
} White.
, Rev. DR.. Hamlin made the closin
prayer and pronounced the benedictiol
The Corporation Dinner.
The corporation dinner was eaten ;
the Addison House at 2 p. IN. When II
eatables had received due attention Pres
dent Brainerd called the table to order an
l lead few extracts from letter fro
+ Rev. 5. Bunsen, 20, who is now eight,
: nine wears old. also one from DR..